What is the test for transferring benefits from a plaintiff to a third party?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Tomas v Sticha, 2019 BCSC 1204 (CanLII):
In conclusion, the majority judgment recognized the need for “a rule which will permit transference of benefits to third parties where appropriate, and at the same time avoid the double recovery of monies on account of lost earnings which general principle and the case law suggest is inappropriate”: Ratych v. Bloomer at 982.
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